PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

New Delhi: Taking a step in providing better opportunities for the speciallyabled citizens, the Central government is planning for first of its kind national survey to identify these citizens and prepare targeted schemes for them.
Based on this data, identification cards and certificates would be issued to the speciallyabled people which...

A 25yearold physicallychallenged woman was allegedly gangraped by four youths at Kairana town in the neighbouring Shamli district, police said on Tuesday.
The incident which occurred about eight months ago, came to light when the victim was found pregnant by her relatives, to whom she narrated the matter, police said.
A case...

Chandigarh: It is not just the politicians who are insensitive to gender issues but a DSP in Haryana too has been caught on a hidden camera displaying complete callousness in dealing with the gangrape of a mentally challenged and visually impaired minor girl.
The victim is 17, visually impaired and...

New Delhi: The Election Commission had directed polling officers to make sure that special arrangement were made for the physically-challenged voters; but not much seemed to have changed. Here is a report by Himanshu Mehta of CNN-IBN.
Despite news reports attributed to the Election Commission that special arrangements are in...

Veer, CNNIBN's special initiative discusses skills and employability of people with disabilities. It also discusses the key factors that would help an individual with disabilities become independent.
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Sun ITES, an outsourcing firm in Bangalore is showing the way in not discriminating against those with disabilities. Almost 50 per cent of its staff comprises of people with some form of disability.
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A 17yearold physically challenged girl allegedly committed suicide in Loni area after she was raped by a contractor of the factory, where she was working.
The girl, who was crippled and had started working in the garment factory in Tronica City only a few days ago, was found hanging in her...

New Delhi: A man allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted and kept hostage for two days his physicallychallenged minor neighbour before she was rescued by the police on Wednesday.
The accused, Ranjit, lured the victim, an eighth standard student in a government school, on Sunday evening when she was alone at her house...

Kolkata: There are people who showcase hope even in moments of great despair. A group of physically challenged men and women travel miles and have refused to be restricted by their disabilities.
Having traveled to 20 states, 10,000 km on the road, they have several thousand kilometres more to go....

New Delhi: "Thanks for giving us motor cycles. But our income is low. We need petrol allowance too," was a plea a few physicallychallenged people made to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra on Wednesday.
The appeal was made at a function to distribute motorised threewheelers to 226 physicallychallenged people organised by...

How would you feel if people hooted at you as you stepped out of your home, children calling you by names, or the world laughing at you.. all this only because you were a dwarf.
Well it's hard to believe if you are a normal sized human being; however, some dwarfs...

New Delhi: Technology is really making a difference at Delhi University where visually impaired students are using MP3 players not as a distraction, but to focus on their lectures. Technology has been good for us, but it has had dramatic effects on the lives of visually impaired students. It is...

New Delhi: Physically challenged students appearing for the state board exams in Maharashtra this year, will now have an additional hour to write their exams half an hour more than what they got earlier.
The decision has been taken by the Maharashtra state board of education a day after CNNIBN...

Mumbai: Manji Ramani doesnt need his hands to hold a paintbrush. His colourful paintings were made with him holding a brush in his mouth.
Ramani, 48, lost his limbs years ago and for 26 years his mouth has been his source of livelihood.
Ramani earned little as an artist until he became...